Question

Read this line from a Frankenstein: When I was thirteen years of age we all went on a party of pleasure to the baths near Thonon; the inclemency of the weather obliged us to remain a day confined to the inn.
Based on the context, what does the word inclemency mean?
1.) Imprecision
2.) Forcefulness
3.) Unpleasantness
4.) Wetness

Answer 1

Answer:

3

Explanation:

The word "inclemency" is used here to describe the weather, which motivated the characters to stay at the inn. "Imprecision" can't be the definition because it's not a word that makes sense in a description of bad weather. "Forcefulness" and "Wetness" are too specific; the line gives no evidence about the physical qualities of the weather other than that it made the characters want to stay inside. Therefore, 3 makes the most sense.